Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Server Automation10.60

Use > Server Automation > Explore servers and device groups in the SA Client > Inventory of server information > Discovered Software

Discovered Software

The Discovered Software feature provides a signature-based software discovery mechanism for Windows and UNIX managed servers to help you manage applications and software that are not managed by SA.

Specifically, Discovered Software:

Discovers unregistered software which is not currently managed by SA.
Creates an inventory of software that is not installed as part of an OS-registered application, or that was custom built
Provides system administrators the ability to create snapshots of the discovered software on a server and then periodically audits against the snapshots over time.
Enables system administrators to track in-house or custom built software.
Gives auditors a convenient method for discovering unsupported or unlicensed software installed on a server.

To enable this feature, you need to create an “inventory” snapshot of a server, which takes a picture all of the software and application information on the server. Additionally, you can also use an audit to capture the current state of a server’s software installations and, by running the audit on a regular schedule, you can monitor any installation changes over time.

For more information on creating an inventory snapshot, see the SA Administer section.

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